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Alaska Dispatch's Best of the Week: Jan. 5-11

Last week saw the birth of a new year; this week saw the death of AGIA. From the mysterious absence of a downtown ice rink to a teen's sudden death and his family's crusade to prove it was caused by the drug Spice, here are some of Alaska Dispatch's best stories of the week.

Gov. Sean Parnell said Alaska has agreed with TransCanada to part ways under the Alaska Gasline Inducement Act, and that he wants the state to become a part owner of a liquefied natural gas project to tap the state's vast North Slope reserves.

The discovery of a priceless Tlingit war helmet that sat misidentified in the archives of a western Massachusetts museum has Tlingit tribal leaders calling for the artifact to be returned to Southeast Alaska.

After two days of meetings, state and industry leaders appear to have convinced the retail giant that Alaska salmon is sustainable enough to stay in 4,000 U.S. stores whether or not it's certified by the Marine Stewardship Council.

A free-spirited wanderer named Genghis Muskox seems almost destined to end up in Alaska. But destiny also may have brought him together with Paul Vermillion, the 30-year-old Iraq War veteran who is now accused of killing Muskox during a night of drinking on the Kenai Peninsula.

As the Alaska Supreme Court hears arguments about whether a recall referendum can go on the ballot, the municipality has already seen some success in negotiating union contracts using the AO-37 labor law rewrite.

The trial of Rumrunners Old Towne Bar and Grill -- a downtown Anchorage establishment that closed a year ago after multiple allegations of assault and more liquor law violations than any other bar in Alaska -- and a former bouncer was set to begin Thursday, but potential new evidence postponed the proceedings.